The offence for the spot kick was shirt pulling and an incident later in the match could have seen another penalty given but the scorer admits that the offence is now part of the game in the modern era.

"In this league it is normal as there is always a lot of fight for the ball and that is part of the game."

The point sees Palace in 14th place as the fight to stay clear of the relegation zone continues to be a battle and Milivojevic doesn’t see that changing any time soon.

“There are many teams within 5 or seven points of each other and it will be very tough until the end.”